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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Arrival and Meeting Miss Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the first meeting between Margaret Lea and Vida Winter take place?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the hallway outside Margaret's bedroom, late at night.
(c) On the moors, outside the house.
(d) In Winter's library.

2. Margaret says, "the hours between eight in the evening and one or two in the morning have always been my magic hours." What does she do during these hours?
(a) She reads through numerous books.
(b) She finds contentment and pride as she writes her stories.
(c) She has conversations with her mother and aunt which are always interesting and often humorous.
(d) She enjoys the company of her friends in small tea shops around London.

3. What is the phrase from the letter Margaret has received that keeps running through Margaret's mind?
(a) "Tell me the truth."
(b) "You alone can help me."
(c) "I need to find myself."
(d) "Authors are liars."

4. The following can be said about the bookshop:
(a) There are seven rooms of used books.
(b) Most of the store's income is gained through rare book transactions.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) Students come to sell and resell textbooks.

5. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?
(a) An explanation about the rumor that her house is haunted.
(b) Whether Winter is terminally ill and fears death will end her life soon.
(c) What happened to the (missing) thirteenth story in her first book.
(d) Her real name.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first interview, Margaret asks for three bits of information. What is the response to this from Vida Winter?

2. At what age does Margaret discover she was a twin, and that this twin died at birth?

3. In their first interview, Winter reveals to Margaret a painful bit of her history earlier than she wanted to.

4. Winter's frankness and honesty create a strong first reaction in Margaret. Early in their first conversation, Margaret:

5. What is surprising about the appearance of the letter for Margaret?

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